Googling Your Way to Better Mental Health

Think about it. Whenever you’re searching the Internet, you are also calling key areas of your brain into action, especially those controlling your decision-making and complex reasoning. In fact, according to UCLA scientists, clicking from here to there (and everywhere) could prove more mentally stimulating than reading.

UCLA’s research determined that Web searching employs neural circuitry that is not stimulated during reading, however, only among individuals with prior surfing experience. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) results revealed almost three times more brain activity in regular online searchers than first-timers, signifying that repeated Googling may indeed be an effective way, over time, to boost your cognitive skills.

A Mindful Tip

So, regardless of whether you’re booking your next vacation online or digging into a movie star’s deep dark past, the health benefits to your brain are the same. A few 20-minute searching sessions per week are all it takes to sharpen your mind.

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